The Apocalypse by Jack Parker

Author:Jack Parker [Parker, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense Fiction, Romantic
Published: 2012-06-10T12:59:43+00:00

Chapter 12

Dumpster Diving

Jake backed his black Ford Ranger out of his driveway and couldn't help but notice that Hannah's Jeep was not in the driveway across the street. He was initially surprised but then recalled that she'd gone to visit Greg that day. Well, that was grand because he had his own visits to make, and if Hannah was with Greg, that ensured that Jake wouldn't be running into her, since he had absolutely no intentions of getting anywhere near Greg's house.

Blasting his radio to an old Lynyrd Skynyrd song, Jake drove down the street, trying to plan out what he was going to say to Hannah's friends. The idea was to follow Shirley's advice and talk to Tisha, Libby, and Morgan about who she'd always been; once Jake knew, he'd know how to guide her and maybe even find something to trigger her memory, and he really was the best candidate for the job, since he spent the most time with Hannah.

He came up with no kind of speech and decided to wing it when he parked in the driveway of Morgan Owens. Even if she wasn't the best friend, Jake figured he'd start with the friend of Hannah's that was the most intelligent, especially since Morgan was the one that Jake could tolerate most easily. Maybe he could get enough information from the brainy one to let him skip going to see the others altogether.

One could only hope.

Jake had called ahead, so he wasn't surprised when Morgan didn't look surprised when she opened the door; he was, however, vaguely surprised that she looked so grumpy. Morgan stepped back to let him in, but Jake hesitated because of her coldness. "Well, come on in," she pressed, sounding rather agitated.

Frowning a little, Jake did as he was told and followed Morgan to the kitchen. Her house appeared empty, and for that, Jake was relieved. "Look, if you had something else to do, you could have just told me."

"No, I didn't." Morgan sat down and nodded at a nearby chair, so Jake took the hint and sat down as well. Her eyes went up to the clock on the wall. "The other girls should be here in a few minutes." Morgan must have seen that Jake was shocked because she shrugged and explained, "When you called, I figured it had something to do with Hannah. It's not like you talk to me regularly. So I called Tish and Lib, since they're as much Hannah's friends as I am."

Jake blinked slowly. He had no trouble understanding Morgan's words, but he did have some trouble understanding her tone. He'd always thought that Libby was the hateful one, but Morgan sounded like she'd rather be doing anything but talking to him. As far as he knew, Jake had never done anything to offend the girl, so he felt confused. "Uh-huh…" he murmured slowly, studying Morgan's face closely. "If you didn't have something else to do, what's with the attitude?"

"I just don't like you. But go ahead.

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